GPx-Like Activity of Selenides and Selenoxides: Experimental Evidence for the Involvement of Hydroxy Perhydroxy Selenane as the Active Species
摘要:
The reaction mechanism of the GPx-like oxidation of PhSH with H2O2 catalyzed by selenoxides proceeds via formation of the hydroxy perhydroxy selenane, which is a stronger oxidizing agent than selenoxide. A hydroxy perhydroxy selenane intermediate was observed by electrospray ionization mass spectrometry and Se-77 NMR spectroscopy in reactions of selenoxide 8 with H2O2. The initial velocity of oxidation of PhSH by H2O2 with selenoxide 8 is 4 orders of magnitude higher than that of 8 without peroxide. Selenoxide 8 is not reduced to selenide 6 by PhSH in the presence of H2O2. While electronic substituent effects have minimal impact on the catalytic performance of selenoxides, chelating groups increase the rate of catalysis.
A new protocol was developed to synthesize (enantioenriched) thioethers and selenoethersfrom (chiral) benzylic trimethylammonium salts and di(hetero)aryl disulfides or diselenides. These syntheses were promoted by the presence of weak base and did not require the use of any transition metal, and resulted in the target products with good to excellent yields (72–94%). Using quaternary ammonium salts
GPx-Like Activity of Selenides and Selenoxides: Experimental Evidence for the Involvement of Hydroxy Perhydroxy Selenane as the Active Species
作者:Vanessa Nascimento、Eduardo E. Alberto、Daniel W. Tondo、Daniel Dambrowski、Michael R. Detty、Faruk Nome、Antonio L. Braga
DOI:10.1021/ja209570y
日期:2012.1.11
The reaction mechanism of the GPx-like oxidation of PhSH with H2O2 catalyzed by selenoxides proceeds via formation of the hydroxy perhydroxy selenane, which is a stronger oxidizing agent than selenoxide. A hydroxy perhydroxy selenane intermediate was observed by electrospray ionization mass spectrometry and Se-77 NMR spectroscopy in reactions of selenoxide 8 with H2O2. The initial velocity of oxidation of PhSH by H2O2 with selenoxide 8 is 4 orders of magnitude higher than that of 8 without peroxide. Selenoxide 8 is not reduced to selenide 6 by PhSH in the presence of H2O2. While electronic substituent effects have minimal impact on the catalytic performance of selenoxides, chelating groups increase the rate of catalysis.